Domínguez GB, Arroyo SX, Aragón PC, Vera D?, Flores RC, Diéguez CCE

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 267-271
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ABSTRACT

The superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm was described in 1740 by Thomas Bartholin; about 400 cases have been documented in the literature. Pseudoaneurysms are caused by disruption of the continuity of the arterial wall, trauma is its first causal factor. Most patients present with a pseudoaneurysm within two to six weeks after the trauma, with the arteriovenous fistula being the most frequent complication. A 37-year-old male patient, without a significant history, began his condition three months before his interrogation, after suffering aggression by third parties in the right frontotemporal region, with the subsequent presence of a painless pulsatile mass in the superficial temporal artery path, which he reported it was gradually increasing in size. The clinical diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery was suspected and confirmed with angio-tomography. Pseudoaneurysm is an infrequent entity, rarely reported in the literature, therefore underdiagnosed, it should always be suspected in a pulsatile mass with a history of traumatic event.

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